Banana Split Crumb Dessert

Total Time: 4 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
• 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large bananas (not overly ripe or dark brown)
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry (drained and without juice)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, mix together softened butter, 1/2 cup sugar, cinnamon (if using) and the cracker crumbs (reserve 1/4 cup of this mixture); set aside.
• 2 press the remaining mixture into a 2-quart casserole cake pan; bake at 350°f for 5 minutes; cool completely.
• 3 in a bowl, cream together cream cheese and 2 cups sugar until fluffy.
• 4 spread over the cooled baked crust.
• 5 slice the bananas over the cheese mixture.
• 6 carefully spread the pineapple over the bananas.
• 7 in another bowl, mix the thawed cool whip topping with the pecans, cherries, and the remaining 1/4 cup crumb mixture.
• 8 chill at least 4 hours before serving.